Nekton Communities in Hawaiian Coastal Wetlands: The Distribution and Abundance of Introduced Fish Species

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 212-226

  MacKenzie, Richard Ames ^a   Bruland, Gregory L ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambusia affinis; Hawaii; Invasive fish; Poeciliidae; Tilapia; Tropical coastal wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED MATTER; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NEKTON; NITROGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TELEOST;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; POECILIA; POECILIIDAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 84855210997     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9427-1     Document Type: Article

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